The Osceola times., 1887-01-29
Osceela Rain Dreps.
Mr.. James l.. Driver 10 laid up
with typhoid fever.

Mr.. James l.. Driver 10 laid up
with typhoid fever.
-Mr. G. r. Brickcy left for Ma.
risnna last Tuesday. s.
MIR. and Mrs. Ollie Ferguson
returned to Osccola last Saturday.
Miss Maggie Riley, Of Memphis,
IL visiting Osccola, and il the guest
Of her friend Miss Annie Liston.
Brother John Barney has sold
out his town property and will move
out OIL the Kansas City railroad.
The river is coming up. Far.
mers should see to it in time, that
range cattle are located, in case OF
an overflow.
The young people enjoyed a
delightful dance, at the residence oI
Mr.. and Mrs. q. F. Stowcll, las,
Wednesday night.
MIR. Bland w. Williamson has
bought the Barney property, whicl,
went for q mere song-&5OO, 90; the
house will rent for $780,, . year.
Judge S. S Semmes went down
to Memphis last Saturday, to attend
the Jefferson-Edrington case, which
is being heard in chambers.
Mrs. Lucic wynne and Msstc,
Charles Gaylord, accompanied by
Miss Mamie Whitman, OF Georria;
returned from Mariana, Saturday
Renewals this week: J. J. Viii.
liamson, Cottonwood Point, No.,
H. B. Smith, G. w. Boyce, Cabool,
Mo-, John Barney, and p. J. Kelch
Osceola.
Capt. Bell, Of Samantha, Ohio
is here looking after his town prop.
erty, which We learn, be intends i'm.
proving, BY erecting one or two com,
mooious cottaRes.
-Thursday morning . ere va.
discovered on the roof Of the hous,
occupied by Mr.. Charles Goodrich
which was rapidly getting under un'
der hesdway, ss . good stiff hreczs
was blowing from the south At tn.
time. Its timely discovery, and tn,
energy displayed by the citizens
soon had it under control. Dcfsc
tive Auc.
Engineer +. J. Hall, for a lons
time . resident of Osceola, and con
nected with the Government work,
near this place, met with an acciden
short time since which cost hin
his life. While coming up on a tow
boat from Memphis, which had i,
tow the feet Of bsrges used in tn,
work on the Memphis front, Mr.
Hall had occasion to oil the Journals
and machinery connected with tn,
wheel, and for this purpose went on
on the fan-tsil--that part of the stcr,
If the boat which supports the wheel
Having performed this part of hi
duty, he was about returning to tn,
engine room, when he slipped ant
fell, and the shaft coming over b,
was caught between it and the 400
and terribly crushed. He was takel
back to Memphis and placed in
hospital, where after suffering in
tense agony, he died two days ahe
the accident.
We make room fur Senate Bill
No. o., introduced by Hon. J. w
Stayton Of our Senatorial District
in this issue to the exclusion of cthe
matters. The subject Of u Road La W
and road working Is one that ha
received a great deal ofattention b,
oil classes Of people between tn
ages of Is and IS. The law rcf.re,
to, will, we believe, meet the appro
baton of oil interested. The Onlv
suggestion, in view of past expert
ence, that might be made toward y,
improvement would be to place tn
direction or management If tn,
County roads under the supervision
Of one competent and skillful civil
engineer, better still, consolidate tn,
Offices Of County Surveyor and Coun
ty Road Ovcrsecr. Out of so man,
road overseers, some Of them, lik,
the majority Of the present schoo
Directors, will never know when, Of
how much money may be in tn,
Treasury subject to their order. Be
sides it would be much easier for the
County Court to pass ,pon q settle
ment with one competent accountan,
than City careless, or ignorant ones
to say nothing Of the quality ol
the work done.